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Coaches Frustrated After No HBCU Players Selected in 2021 NFL draft

May 5, 2021 Staff 0

(Yahoo News) The 2021 NFL draft came and went, and after 259 picks, no player from a historically Black college and university was selected. This came as a surprise. Players from HBCU programs — like […]

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Horse Named After Breonna Taylor Emerges Victorious at Kentucky Derby Week Race

May 4, 2021 admin 0

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton 5.3.21 (Source: www.blackenterprise.com) – We can be assured that although a police shooting victim died at the hands of police officers, her name showed up as a winner at the Kentucky […]

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Dr. John Carlos, Who Raised a Fist During 1968 Olympics, Reacts to Olympic Ban on Protests

May 3, 2021 admin 0

By: Alyssa Wilson – (Source: www.bnc.tv) – Carlos said the United States Olympic Committee offered an apology for the way he was treated, but the International Olympic Committee did not. The International Olympic Committee has […]

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Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Rookie Cards Sell for Millions

May 3, 2021 admin 0

By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris – ROLLING OUT – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com)- Fellow Los Angeles Laker LeBron James’ rookie card from the Exquisite Collection also scored a hefty sum this weekend as it was sold for $1, […]

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Renee Montgomery Makes History in Purchasing WNBA’s Atlanta Dream

April 29, 2021 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) “I am also thrilled that former WNBA star Renee Montgomery will be joining the ownership group as an investor and executive for the […]

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Master P Has a $2.5 Million Endorsement Deal Waiting for his HBCU Bound Son

April 26, 2021 admin 0

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound three-star recruit chose to attend Tennessee State over Division I college programs like LSU, Vanderbilt and UCLA. Rap mogul Master P’s still got the hook up. In a new interview with TMZ Sports, […]

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As March Madness Rolls On, So will the Myths of Black Athletic Superiority

April 22, 2021 admin 0

By Reagan Griffin Jr – (Source: www.theguardian.com) – Black sports stars have collectively achieved what they have because society presents them with few other options Not to toot my own horn, but growing up I […]

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Ribault Grad Selected in Top 10 WNBA Draft

April 21, 2021 admin 0

Ribault High School alumnus graduate Rennia Davis was recently selected 9th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft. She was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Sounds Ready to Pay Student Athletes

April 16, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lauren Victoria Burke – 4.14.21 – (Source www.blackpressusa.com) – The business of college sports, which includes millions in television contracts and sponsorships, resulting in a world of lucrative payouts for everyone other than […]

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Trump Pushes for Herschel Walker to Run Against Warnock in Georgia

April 13, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.chicagodefender.com) – By Roz Edward – 4.13.21 – Donald Trump continues to insert himself in political upheavals as he has called on his conservative cohort, retired NFL star Herschel Walker to run against Sen. […]

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